Urinary Plasmids Reduce Permissivity to Coliphage Infection

ABSTRACT The microbial community of the urinary tract (urinary microbiota or urobiota) has been associated with human health. Bacteriophages (phages) and plasmids present in the urinary tract, like in other niches, may shape urinary bacterial dynamics. While urinary Escherichia coli strains associat...

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Main Authors: Cesar Montelongo Hernandez, Catherine Putonti, Alan J. Wolfe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-08-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01309-23